Malawi vs Malta: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Malawi
4,249 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Malta
3,849 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Malawi rank
129th
Malta rank
131st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Malawi
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,849 rice milled equivalent in Malta, a difference of 400 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 129th and Malta ranks 131st of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 4,354 rice milled equivalent 1,981 rice milled equivalent 2,372 rice milled equivalent Malawi
2010s 704.5 rice milled equivalent 2,344 rice milled equivalent 1,639 rice milled equivalent Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Malawi or Malta?
Malawi, at 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,849 rice milled equivalent in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Malawi and Malta?
400 rice milled equivalent, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malta?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Malta rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Malawi ranks 129th and Malta ranks 131st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.